HOLIDAY MAGAZINE FOR THE REGION OF HILDESHEIM

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Sinneswald Alfeld (Leine)
experience Nature | HOLIDAY MAGAZINE HILDESHEIM 2012
EXpERIENCE A FOREST WITH ALL YOuR SENSES
Swimming, boating or simply enjoying the sun – lovely outdoor
swimming pools and lakes in region of Hildesheim welcome visitors
to dive in and refresh. The four idyllic Duingen Lakes are located
in the forest and connected by hiking trails. You can go swimming
in Humboldt Lake and Bruch Lake. Humboldt Lake is the largest
and belongs to a holiday resort with camp grounds, a restaurant
and children’s playgrounds. Bruch Lake features sunbathing areas
between the trees on its shores. Pedal boots and row boats can be
rented. The two smaller lakes – Direktor-Weinberger Lake and the
duck pond – are located somewhat deeper in the Weezener Bruch
woods and are conservation areas. In the summer, surfers and sail-
Experience the forest with all
your senses – this is something
you can do right in the heart of
the Leine hill country. The path
through the “Forest of Senses”
(Sinneswald) on the Schlehberg
in Alfeld has been designed
for people of all ages. Boxes in
which you can experience your
sense of touch, pipes you can
listen in to, wind chimes, an animal
broad jump, a tree Tel. and
much more – at approximately
20 stops, visitors young and old
can experience games, fun, re-
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laxation and adventure. All the
while, you are also learning a
lot about the forest and its inhabitants.
A real attraction is
the low-rope garden, which is
located directly at the “Schlehberghütte”,
the Friends-of-
Nature House. The path is approximately
1.4 kilometres long
and provides a beautiful view
out over the city of Alfeld. The
path is open to the public and
easy for anyone to walk along
– with exception of two stops.
Information and registration:
Walderlebnispfad Sinneswald, Naturfreunde Alfeld e.V.,
Tel.: +49 (0)5181 828558, alfeld@naturfreunde.de
ors head for the Sarstedt-Giftener Lakes recreation area. There are
two BBQ pits that can be used free of charge and without prior reservation.
Close by there is another lake, the bathing lake in Heisede,
a part of Sarstedt. The former quarry has developed into a popular
swimming spot in very natural surroundings. The lakeshore with
its large sunbathing areas offers a lot of nature and great swimming
fun. There’s a small beach for children along with sanitary
facilities and a sun patio with a kiosk.
In Alfeld, you don’t have to depend on sunshine and good weather
– the 7 Berge Bad, an indoor swimming pool which just opened
2011, guarantees fun for the whole family even in bad weather. A
“convertible roof” makes it possible:
when the weather is nice,
the roof is open, when it’s raining
or stormy, it’s closed. Kids
can play to their heart’s content
on the giant water slide, in the
children’s wading pool with different
attractions, on the climbing
fish and on the generously
sized playground. Experienced
swimmers will enjoy the 25-m
pool and the 10-m diving tower.
The learners’ pool, an endless-swimming
pool, massage
chairs, many areas to lie down
and relax, the restaurant and a
sauna round out the offer.
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